Standard Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors



Product
Paper
Volume    Weight   Source
(ia5)


Books, hardback, loose Books, paperback, loose Egg flats
Egg flats Paper sacks Paper sacks
Calendars/books Catalogs

Computer printout, loose
Mixed paper, loose (construction, fax, manila, some chipboard)
Mixed paper, compacted (construction, fax, manila, some chipboard)
Office paper (white, color, CPO, junk mail) Office paper (white, color, CPO, junk mail) Office 
paper (white, color, CPO, junk mail) Shredded paper
White ledger paper
White ledger #20, 8.5” x 11"
White ledger #20, 8.5"x 14" White ledger w/o CPO, loose
White ledger, uncompacted stacked White ledger, compacted stacked High grade/office paper
Colored message pads

Padded envelope Magazines, 8.5" x 11" Magazines, stacked Magazines, loose Manila envelope 
Newspapers Newspapers Newspapers, loose Newspapers, stacked Phone book
Phone books Paper pulp, stock
Tab cards, uncompacted Tab cards, compacted Yellow legal pads
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard one dozen l2"x12"
25# size
50# dry goods
1 cubic foot
100 pages ledger
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard

1 cubic yard

13 gallon
33 gallon
55 gallon
33 gallons
12" stack
1 ream (500 sheets)
1 ream (500 sheets)
1 cubic yard I cubic yard 1 cubic yard
40" x 48" x 40"
1 carton (144 pads)
9" x 12"
10 units
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
12" stack
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard Ventura
12" stack
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 case (72 pads)
529.29
427.5
0.12
0.5
0.5
1
50
1

655
363.5

755

10.01
25.41
42.35
8
12
5

6.4

363.51
400
800
650
22

0.88
3
1,215
950
37
35
38
400
875
4
25
60-62.00
605
1,275.00
38
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Product
Cardboard
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


OCC, beverage case

OCC, box, large OCC, box, medium OCC, box, small
OCC, flattened boxes, loose OCC, stacked
OCC, whole boxes OCC, uncompacted OCC, compacted OCC, baled
OCC, baled
OCC, flattened boxes, loose
4 six-packs, full
case
48" x 48" x 60"
24" x 24” x 30"
12" x 12" x 15"
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
30" x 60” x 48"
40 cubic yard roll-off
0.99

4
2.2
1.1
50.08
50
16.64
100
400
1,100
900
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Product
Plastic
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


Film plastic/mixed, loose
HDPE film plastics, semi-compacted LDPE film plastics, semi-compacted HDPE juice, 8 oz.
1 gallon HDPE jug
I gallon HDPE beverage container HDPE (dairy only), whole, loose HDPE (dairy only), granulated HDPE 
(dairy only), whole, baled HDPE (mixed), baled
HDPE (mixed), granulated HDPE (mixed), granulated

HDPE (whole), uncompacted HDPE (whole), compacted

1 liter PETE beverage bottle w/o cap PETE water bottle

PETE, 2 liter
PET soda bottles, whole, loose PET soda bottles, whole, loose PET soda bottles, whole, baled
PET soda bottles, whole, granulated PET soda bottles, whole, granulated

Mixed PET & dairy, whole, loose
Mixed PET, dairy & other rigid, whole, loose Mixed rigid, no film or dairy, whole, loose Mixed 
rigid, no film, granulated
Mixed rigid & film, densified by mixed plastic mold technology
Mixed PET and HDPE, whole, loose

1 gallon container
1/2 gallon plastic beverage container Beverage container
Bubble wrap Bucket
Bucket w/metal handle Cake decorator's boxes Grocery bag
Film plastics, baled Film plastics, baled

Film plastics, tightly packed by hand Film plastics, loose and uncompacted HDPE l 0-12 fluid oz.
HDPE beverage case HDPE bread case
HDPE gallon containers (not beverage)
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
8 oz.
1 gallon milk/juice
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
30" x 48" x 60”
30" x 48” x 60"
gaylord semi-trailer load
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard

1 liter
50 oz. (over 1.5 liters)
1 bottle
l cubic yard I gaylord
30" x 48" x 60"
1 gaylord
1 semi-trailer load
1 cubic yard I cubic yard 1 cubic yard gaylord
1 cubic yard

1 cubic yard

1 gallon l/2 gallon 12 oz.
33 gallons
25 gallons
5 gallons each
100 bags
30" x 42" x 48"
semi-trailer load
12” x 12" x 12"
1 cubic yard



l gallon
22.55
75.96
72.32
0.1
0.33
0.19-0.25
25
620
650
750
900
42,000

24
270

0.09
0.12

0.13
35
45
600
725
3,000

30
40
50
750
60

50

0.42
0.09
0.05
3
1.1
1.9
0.63
0.77
1,100
44,000

3
85
0.05
1.2
1.5
0.06
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Product
Plastic (cont.)
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


HDPE (auto) oil container Pot
Mixed HDPE & PET Pallet, 48" x 48" Sheeting
Whole, uncompacted PET Polyethylene, resin pellets Polystyrene beads Polystyrene, packaging 
Styrofoam kernels
Polystyrene, blown formed foam Polystyrene, rigid, whole
PVC, loose
1 quart size
1 qt size
1 cubic yard

square yard 1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
33 gallon
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
0.2
0.25
32
40
1
30—40
30-35
40
1.5
6.27
9.62
21.76
341.12
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Product
Glass
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


Glass, broken Glass, broken Glass, crushed Glass, plate Window
1 gallon jug Beer bottle
Beverage container—8 oz Beverage container—8 oz
Beverage container—12 oz Wine bottle
Bottles, whole
Bottles, whole

Glass, semi-crushed
Glass, crushed (mechanically) Glass, uncrushed to manually broken
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot each
each
1 bottle
1 case - 24 bottles
1 case - 24 bottles each
1 cubic yard
1 whole grocery bag 1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
55 gallon drum
80-100
2,160.00
40-50.0
172
157
2.10-2.80
0.53
0.5
12

22

1.08
1,000
15

1,400
1,750
315
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Product
Aluminum
Volume   Weight   Source (lbs)


Aluminum foil, loose Aluminum scrap, cubed Aluminum scrap, whole Aluminum cans, uncrushed

Aluminum cans, crushed Aluminum cans, crushed Aluminum cans, crushed
Aluminum cans, crushed & uncrushed mix Aluminum cans, uncrushed

Aluminum cans, uncrushed Aluminum cans, uncrushed Aluminum cans, uncrushed Aluminum cans (whole) 
Aluminum, chips
Aluminum/tin Cans commingled—uncrushed
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 case = 24 cans
13 gallons
33 gallons
39 gallons
1 cubic yard l full grocery bag
13 gallons
33 gallons
39 gallons
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
33 gallon
48.1
424
175
0.89

7.02
17.82
31.06
91.4
1.5

2.21
5.61
6.63
65
7-15
11.55
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Product
Ferrous Metals
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


Metal scrap Metal, car bumper Paint can Radiator, ferrous Hanger (adult) Hanger (child) Tin can, 
ferrous Tin can, ferrous Tin can, ferrous
Tin coated steel cans Tin coated steel cans
Tin, tuna can (3/4 of #10), ferrous

Tin, cat food can, ferrous
Tin, dog food can, large, ferrous Tin, dog food can, ferrous
Tin, cast
Cast iron chips or borings Iron cast ductile
Iron, ore Iron, wrought
Steel, shavings Steel, solid Steel, trimmings
Steel/tin cans, whole Steel/tin cans, flattened
Steel/tin cans and aluminum cans commingled and flattened
Brass, cast Brass, scrap Bronze,
Copper fittings, loose Copper pipe, whole Copper, cast
Copper, ore Copper, scrap
Copper, wire, whole Chrome ore (chromite) Lead, commercial Lead, ores
Lead, scrap Nickel, ore Nickel, rolled
55 gallon
1 cubic yard each
5 gallon each each each #2.5
#5
#10
1 cubic yard
1 case (6 #10 cans)
each 8 oz.
22 oz.
15.5 oz.
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard

1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
226.5
906
40
2.21
0.20
0.14
0.09
0.13
0.28
0.77
850
22

0.58
0.14
0.22
0.11
455
130-200
444
100-200
480
58-65
487
150
850
230

75-50
519
906.43
552
1,047.62
210.94
542
120-150
1,093.52
337.5
125-140
710
200-270
1,603.84
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Product
Food
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


Food waste, pasteurized and prepared for animal feed
Bread, bulk
Fat
Fats, solid/liquid (cooking oil) Fats, solid/liquid (cooking oil) Fish, scrap
Meat, ground Oil, olive
Oyster shells, whole Produce waste, mixed, loose
32 gallons

1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 gallon
55 gallon drum
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
170

18
57
7.45
410
40-50
50-55
57.1
75-80
1,443
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Product
Organics
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


Yard trimmings, mixed Yard trimmings, mixed Grass
Grass
Grass & leaves
Large limbs & stumps Leaves, dry
Leaves Leaves
Pine needles, loose Prunings, dry Prunings, green Prunings, shredded Hay, baled
Hay, loose Straw, baled Straw, loose Compost Compost, loose
1 cubic yard
40 cubic yards
33 gallons
3 cubic yards
3 cubic yards
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
33 gallons
3 cubic yards
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
108
4,320
25
840
325
1,080
343.7
12
200-250
74.42
36.9
46.69
527
24
5
24
3
30-50
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Product
Manure
Volume   Weight  Source (lbs)


Manure Manure, cattle
Manure, dried poultry Manure, dried sheep & cattle Manure, horse
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot l cubic foot 1 cubic yard
25
1,628
41.2
24.3
1,252
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Product
Textiles
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


Clothing, used, mixed Mixed textiles, baled Fabric, canvas Leather, dry
Leather, scrap, semi-compacted
Rope String
Used clothing, mixed, loose Used clothing, compacted Wool
Carpet & padding, loose
cubic yard
31" x 45" x 60"
square yard 1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
225
885
1
54
303
42
1 gram
225
540
15-30
84.4
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Product
Rubber
Volume   Weight  Source (lbs)


Tire, bus Tire, car Tire, truck
Rubber, car bumper Rubber, manufactured Rubber, pelletized




1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
75
20
60-100
15
95
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Product
Wood
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


Cork, dry
Pallet, wood or plastic

Particle board, loose
Plywood, sheet 2' x 4' Roofing/shake shingle, bundle Sawdust, loose
Shavings, loose Wood chips, shredded Wood scrap, loose Wood, bark, refuse Wood, pulp, moist Wood, 
shavings
1 cubic foot
average 48" x
48"
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
15
40

425.14
776.3
435.3
375
440
500
329.5
30
45-65
15
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Product
Construction & Demolition Debris
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


Ashes, dry Ashes, wet Asphalt, crushed
Asphalt/paving, crushed Asphalt/shingles comp, loose Asphalt/tar roofing
Bone meal, raw Brick, common hard Brick, whole Cement, bulk Cement, mortar
Ceramic tile, loose 6"x 6" Chalk, lumpy
Charcoal Clay, kaolin
Clay, potter's dry Concrete, cinder Concrete, scrap, loose Cork, dry
Earth, common, dry Earth, loose
Earth, moist, loose Earth, mud
Earth, wet, containing clay Fiberglass insulation, loose Fines, loose
Glass, broken Glass, plate Glass, window
Granite, broken or crushed Granite, solid
Gravel, dry Gravel, loose Gravel, wet
Gypsum, pulverized Gypsum, solid Lime, hydrated Limestone, crushed
Limestone, finely ground Limestone, solid
Mortar, hardened Mortar, wet Mud, dry close Mud, wet fluid Pebbles
Pumice, ground Pumice, stone Quartz, sand Quartz, solid Rock, loose Rock, soft
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot I cubic foot 1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot I cubic foot 1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot I cubic foot l cubic foot 1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot l cubic foot 1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
35W0
45-50
45
1,380
418.5
2,919
54.9
112-125
3,024
100
145
1,214
75-85
15-30
22-33
119
90-110
1,855
15
70-80
76
78
104-112
100-110
17
2,700
80-100
172
157
95-100
130-166
100
2,565
100-120
60-80
142
30
85-90
99.8
165
100
150
110
120
90-100
40—45
39
70-80
165
2,570
100-110
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Construction & Demolition Debris (cont.)
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


Sand, dry Sand, loose Sand, moist Sand, wet
Sewage, sludge (see Appendix I) Sewage, dried sludge (see Appendix I) Sheetrock scrap, loose
Slag, crushed Slag, loose Slag, solid
Slate, fine ground Slate, granulated Slate, solid
Sludge, raw sewage (see Appendix I) Soap, chips
Soap, powder Soap, solid
Soil/sandy loam, loose Stone or gravel
Stone, crushed
Stone, crushed, size reduced Stone, large
Wax
Wood ashes
l cubic foot 1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
90-110
2,441
100-110
110-130
40-50
35
393.5
1,998
2,970
160-180
80-90
95
165-175
64
15-25
20-25
50
2,392
95-100
100
2,700
100
60.5
48
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Product
Furniture
Material   Volume

Weight (lbs)

Source


Desk Desk Desk Desk Desk Desk Desk Desk Desk Desk Desk Desk Desk
Work station Work station Bridge Bridge Credenza Credenza Credenza
Round conference table Bookcase
Bookcase Bookcase Bookcase Bookcase Bookcase
Wood Laminate Laminate Laminate Laminate Metal Metal Metal Metal Metal Metal Metal




Laminate Metal Wood Laminate Wood Laminate Metal Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood
Executive, double pedestal Double pedestal (72" x 36")
Double pedestal (60" x 30")
Single pedestal (72" x 36")
Single pedestal (42" x 24")
Double pedestal (72" x 36")
Double pedestal (60" x 30")
Double pedestal (54" x 24")
Single pedestal (72" x 36")
Single pedestal (48" x 30")
Single pedestal (42" x 24")
Single pedestal (40" x 20")
Small modular panel system Large modular panel system With return (60"
x 30")
With return (60”
x 30")
Executive







With knee space (60" x 24")
42" diameter

3 shelves (36” wide)
4 shelves (36" wide)
5 shelves (36" wide)
6 shelves (36" wide)
7 shelves (34” wide)
345

299.5

231

250

146

224.67

184.75

124

189

133.67

146

82

422

650

329.33

230.67

76.67

140

250.78

230.14

156.67

91.5

90

110.9

138.8

134.6

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File cabinet File cabinet

File cabinet


File cabinet


Chair


Chair Chair Chair Chair Chair
Furniture
Material

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Metal


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Volume

5 shelves

2 shelves (34"—
36”)
3 shelves (34"—
36”)
4 shelves (34"—
36")
5 shelves (34”—
36")
6 shelves (34"—
36")
2 drawer, lateral

2-drawer, lateral

2-drawer, lateral (30"—42")
4-drawer, lateral (36")
2-drawer, vertical (Letter size)
4-drawer, vertical (Letter size)
2-drawer, vertical (Legal size)
4-drawer, vertical (Legal size)
Executive desk Guest arm Swivel arm
Secretary with no arms Stacking

Weight (lbs)

110

44.5

57.5

70.5

89

101

155.14

171.5

230.67

207.33

60.6


107.6


71.5


123.5


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38.2

45.25

31.76

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Appliances
Volume   Weight (lbs)

Source


Air conditioner Dishwasher Dryer (clothes) Freezer Microwave oven Range Refrigerator Washer 
(clothes) Water heater
1 unit

1 unit

1 unit

1 unit

1 unit

1 unit

1 unit

1 unit

1 unit
64.2

92

130

193

50

181.1

267

177

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Product
Computers & Electronic Equipment
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


Personal computer

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Computer monitor (CRT) Computer monitor (CRT) Computer monitor (CRT) Computer monitor (CRT) 
Computer monitor (LCD) Laptop
Computer printer

Peripherals (keyboards, mice) Toner cartridge
Fax machine Typewriter Copier
Other small items (cell, calculators)
14"       15
15"       17
17"       25
20"       70
depends on size | 20 - 30
7
25.33

4 -6
2.5
23
32
depends on size  179 - 500
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Product
Miscellaneous
Volume    Weight   Source (lbs)


Commingled plastic, glass, and metal containers Major household appliance (average)
Motor vehicle battery Oil Filter
Latex Paint Mattress Ink
Household batteries Fluorescent bulbs
1 cubic yard
1 unit one
3 filters
1 gallon one
55 gallon drum
55 gallon drum 1 four foot bulb
177
150
40
1
10.9
55
400
600
0.625
MN STATE MN STATE MN STATE MN STATE MN STATE MN STATE MN STATE MN STATE MN STATE

Volume to Weight Conversion Sources

Minnesota State (MN STATE) httD://www.moea.state.mn.us

Specific source cited - http://www.moea.state.mn.us/publications/scoreform2001.pdf

FEECO
http://www.feeco.com

Tellus Institute http://www.tellus.orq

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) http://www.epa.qov

Specific sources cited —
http://www.epa.qov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/pubs/red2.pdf 
http://www.epa.qov/recVcIe.measure/docs/quide.pdf

California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov

Specific pages clted —
C&D - http://www.ciwmb.ca.qov/IqIibrary/DSG/ICandD.htm
Glass, plastic, paper, and cardboard — http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/IqIibrary/DSG/IRecycI.htm Organics — 
http://www.ciwmb.ca.qov/IqIibrary/DSG/IOrqanic.htm
Metals - http://www.ciwmb.ca.qov/IqIibrary/DSG/IMetaI.htm
Office Furniture — http://www.ciwmb.ca.qov/IqIibrary/DSG/IFurnit.htm

UNICOR
http://www.unicor.qov


















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